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Post by hilltopspeedway on Aug 23, 2017 11:17:14 GMT -7
Love them Nova's...Coooooooooool graphics ER!!!
Ever finish that flame bike??? Could you use the flame on a car??? RM
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Post by ecbill on Aug 23, 2017 19:49:49 GMT -7
68 Chevy Nova on a 4G chassis
 Nice body too! |
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Post by Eagle Racing on Oct 10, 2017 15:29:12 GMT -7
Here is an update on an on going project. I have been reworking the AW Super III and I have it highly modified for my needs. All of the mods will go into the motor cycle and some car bodies. The mods include update pickup system, Mega G parts. The brush tubes are improved with allen head adjustment screw. The AW brush tubes stay just added the allen head screw. The motor mags are big block monster Neo 52's. I also have Neo 42's the small block magnet version. That I will be using for some builds. I still need to solder the pickup braids onto the pickup shoes. In one of the pics you can see the tire glue that I use. This stuff is awesome. The wheels are all 6 spoke style mags 3D printed front and rear. The fronts are 0-ring. The rear are Jel Claw narrow hot rod tires glued with the glue in the pic. Even with a full throttle bump the tires stay put. They swell alot in height, because I am using a drag arm 32 wire size. The body I built for the AW Super III is the 72 Ford Grand Torino. I have it all tucked in and slammed, as you can see in the pics.
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Post by dave632 on Oct 11, 2017 8:10:00 GMT -7
Nice build, would like to hear about how it runs when you test it.
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Post by AJR on Oct 13, 2017 7:28:46 GMT -7
What's not to like about any of that! I've been watching the Super III build for awhile and also would be interested in it's performance numbers. The Gran Torino is sweet too....after all...it is a Ford!  I have not had the chance to test the tire glue IC2000 on anything but some stock builds. Good to know that it will hold up to a hotter build with a lot of rpm's. Thanks for the post! |
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Post by ecbill on Oct 13, 2017 10:46:22 GMT -7
On paper the Super IIIs sound like they should be hot rods right out of the box but my experience has been the opposite. Good to see somebody making lemonade out of these lemons!
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Post by Eagle Racing on Oct 13, 2017 11:25:11 GMT -7
Thanks fellows, the Super III project is a lot of fun. The performance numbers I am looking for are .2s. That is pretty good on a plastic track. The first run blew the stock AW gears, no surprise. The 3D printed wheels held up and glue on the Jel Claw tires held tight. The tires swelled and rubbed on both sides of the chassis where the traction magnets protrude. Even with all that happening it still ran a .4, I say not bad. That is also with no brush break in. The Super III also has a problem with the shoes losing contact around the brush barrel. The stock ones did it and the modified shoes did it to. The quick cure is shunts. AW now has a part that wedges over the barrels to keep them from losing contact. I will design my own and 3D print them. The tire problem I will remove some of the chassis to gain the clearance I need. Then it is back to the blacktop  .
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Post by dave632 on Oct 13, 2017 18:03:04 GMT -7
Robert stick some silifoams on that car. It is the only thing I have found that holds up under high MPH HO cars no matter
what glue or type of tire I have tried. For some reason the silifoams do not come off the rim. I have spent a lot of time trying
to find tires that have flown off the cars at 50+ MPH with little luck.
Sounds like you are on your way to a small rocket car. Keep us informed.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Oct 15, 2017 6:14:05 GMT -7
Thanks, part of the plan Dave, but I need to find all the kinks first. Don't want to destroy a set of handmade silifoams. Having fun with this one.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Oct 17, 2017 13:19:02 GMT -7
Here is my latest finished drag bike. The chassis features my new brush tube wedge. This keeps the pickups from floating off the brush tube. It makes for excellent electrical contact. The bearing/magnet clip has also been narrowed. I drilled the chassis and use press in pins to hold it in place. This allows me to slam the bike. The bike also has a new 3D designed and printed front directional wheel with an o-ring. It has a brass axle, that is removable. It also has a Tomy Mega G pickup system with Super G+ pickup springs. Last but not least my custom drag bike body with a flamed custom wrap.
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Post by AJR on Oct 17, 2017 20:08:59 GMT -7
Very cool stuff Robert! What is the performance like versus the Patriot chassis the bikes originally were running? I need to pull my bike out and make a few runs with it. Still haven't fitted the new rider yet either.
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Post by Eagle Racing on Oct 18, 2017 4:21:39 GMT -7
Jeff the Patriot Extreme chassis has big chunky motor mags and large traction mags. If I remember we also switched to Hot Stock balanced armatures. The times are in the high .5s to low .6s with this setup. The AW Super III does not have big motor mags. It does have neo traction mags, but still not as powerful as the larger Patriot mags. The AW Super III is running the stock armature that comes with the chassis. With that said the AW Super III with no break in is running high .6s to low .7s. @ 22 volts. That is the same voltage we race the Patriot drag bikes at. With a few more tweaks I think this bike would be in the .5s. I have always liked the AW Super III chassis for it's extended front end. This makes a great platform for me as a resin caster/builder to work with. I already have 7 different bodies ready for this platform. I will be listing this bike on E-bay on Oct 19, 2017 tomorrow.
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Post by AJR on Oct 18, 2017 4:42:32 GMT -7
I didn't expect the performance to be where the Patriot is, but was curious how close. Not bad at all. It seems like a better fit for the bike although I haven't tried it myself yet. Inlines are not my strong point, but I like to push myself. I might try modifying a new chassis for the bike if I can get some other projects wrapped up. Thanks for posting......this is good stuff here!
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Post by Eagle Racing on Oct 25, 2017 10:37:04 GMT -7
Have been busy making new molds since getting back from a little R&R. Here is a photo of a new 55 Chevy. Nothing fancy just keeping it simple.
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Post by dave632 on Oct 25, 2017 17:17:12 GMT -7
Nice, one of my all time favorites the 55 Chevy.
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I have not had the chance to test the tire glue IC2000 on anything but some stock builds. Good to know that it will hold up to a hotter build with a lot of rpm's. Thanks for the post!
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